Storm log
Thursday, June 30, 2016
0.75-inch hail 3 miles east of Faribault; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
The National Weather Service logged two storm reports within 20 miles: one hail and one wind; they came in two rounds: 8:34 to 9 a.m. and 12:53 p.m. It issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Rice County; it included Faribault.
- Largest hail within 20 miles
- 0.75 in.3 miles east of Faribault
- Storm reports
- 2Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 1For Rice County
- Under a warning
- 0 hr 26 minFaribault, under a tornado, severe thunderstorm or flash flood warning
- Faribault warned
- YesSevere thunderstorm warning, 8:34 to 9 a.m.
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 7:51 a.m., had Faribault in an area of general thunderstorms.
- In 2016: Rice County's fifth day with a severe thunderstorm warning, and the 11th storm day of the year.
Round 1, 8:34 to 9 a.m.Round 2, 12:53 p.m.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 8:34 to 9 a.m.; over Faribault
- 2 storm reports, 8:35 a.m. to 12:53 p.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each. Rounds: tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings and storm reports with no gap of an hour or more between them; at most three, the shortest gaps joined first.
- Temperature 57° to 77°
- Wind gusts to 29 mph
- Pressure 29.94 to 30.10 in.
High 77° at 4:14 p.m., low 57° at 12:54 a.m., July 1. Peak gust 29 mph at 12:34 p.m. Shaded: the storm's rounds (8:34 to 9 a.m. and 12:53 p.m.). The airport reports about every 20 minutes, so a gust between its reports isn't in this record. Pressure is its altimeter setting, in inches of mercury. Over The airport's day Midnight to midnight standard time all year (1 a.m. to 1 a.m. in daylight time): the day the airport's high and low cover. This site's report card: midnight to midnight standard time.
- Hail 1
- Wind 1
- Severe thunderstorm warning outline 1
- Hail dots are sized by the hail.
- Faribault
- 20 miles
Readings saved when the warning ended
Chanhassen radar (KMPX), saved during the warning
Within 20 miles of Faribault, from the National Weather Service; the numbers match the map.
- Near Faribault 1
- Waseca 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8:35 a.m. | Hail 0.75 in. (penny)RemarkNICKEL SIZED HAIL REPORTED. TIME ESTIMATED. . | 3 miles east of Faribault | 3 miles east of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 2 | 12:53 p.m. | Thunderstorm wind gust 61 mph, measuredRemarkREPORTED AT WASECA AIRPORT. | in Waseca | 19 miles southwest of Faribault | Airport weather station (AWOS) |
Each opens to its details. “What happened” is this site's own check, not the National Weather Service's verification: a report of the warning's kind, at warning size, inside its outline while it was in effect.
Severe thunderstorm warning 8:34 to 9 a.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 8:34 a.m.
- In effect until
- 9 a.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- No report of its kind at warning size fell inside it while it was in effect.
- June 29, 2005: 0.75-inch hail 4 miles east of Waseca; severe thunderstorm warnings nearby
- June 26, 2010: Wind damage in Faribault; tornado warning nearby
- June 24, 2006: 0.75-inch hail in New Market; severe thunderstorm warning nearby
Storm days since 2005 whose first tag is Hail, as this one's is, nearest in largest hail, then in time of year; never within two days of this one.